Biology
Feeds on small schooling fishes, such as sardines and anchovies and on shrimps. This species makes up an important part of the drift net fishery in Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9684).
Latest updates
Source information
You are welcome to include text, numbers and maps from FishBase in your own web sites for non-commercial use, given that such inserts are clearly identified as coming from FishBase, with a backward link to the respective source page.
© WorldFish Center - FishBase
View source
Supplier:
FishBase
Recorder: Susan M. Luna
Revisions
- 2012-07-18 04:57:23 UTC
- 2009-09-03 05:33:16 UTC
- 2009-05-19 21:46:35 UTC
